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Conditions for grant of License.– (1)No License shall be issued for stone crushers outside the safer zone. 6 (2) The Licensing Authority on production of Consent for Operation (CFO) certificate issued by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board shall grant license to the applicant in such form as may be prescribed. The licensee shall adhere to the following conditions, namely:- (1) each unit shall abide by the provisions of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and the Environmental Protection Act, 1986 and rules made there under as prescribed by KSPCB from time to time. (2) each unit shall conform to the Noise (Regulations and Control) Rules, 2000. (3) an individual or cluster of stone crushers shall provide 15 to 20 feet wall/GI sheet protection on all the three sides (parallel to National highway or State highway or major district road or village habitation or temple or school as the case may be) in addition to the air pollution control measures. (4) The applicant has to,- (a) adopt necessary dust containment system like building enclosures to the major dust emission sources to prevent dust going out of the place. (b) construct enclosures of G.I.sheets (1.66 mm and 1.25 mm thick) and supported by angle structures to withstand strong wind. (c) give the roof a gradual slope/curvature so as to prevent accumulation of water. (d) Provide material transfer point such as hopper bottom/product unloading conveyor to be covered suitably to prevent dust release into the atmosphere. (e) ensure that where complete enclosures are not possible such as openings in jaw crushers side and bottom they are to be covered suitably with GI sheets/ rubber flap or any other material to prevent dust release into the atmosphere. (f) ensure that telescopic chutes are provided at product unloading conveyor to prevent dust release into the atmosphere during free fall of material from height. These chutes can be adjusted in length according to size of the heap. (g) provide openings in the enclosures over Shafter motor driver conveyor belts etc., with rubber flaps (wherever possible) to prevent release of dust. (h) provide effective dust suppression system comprising of spraying of fine water mist through special nozzles shall be carried out over the dust generation sources to suppress the dust cloud. (i) make periodical cleaning of water spray nozzles to avoid choking. (j) provide as an occupational safety, nose masks to all the workers. (5) All stone crushing units shall provide adequate green belt comprising evergreen high foliage type of trees like neem, tamarind, gold mohar, flame of the forest and any other local varieties to restrict the spread of particulate matter.] 1